Sortie2ADB-24
42-51241.
Mission 781 · 05 January 1945
Serial
42-51241
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtWilliam Schmoller
“Bob”
Pilot
Station 1
O-711807
South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtDonald A. Hastreiter
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-710933
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
2LtNathan Solomson
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtDave Threadgill
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
38432542
TX
Killed in action
Returned
→
SgtCharles W. Curran
Radio Operator
Station 6
32836006
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn H. Cowden
Waist Gunner
Station 8
18071001
CO
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtHarvey Reiquam
Waist Gunner
Station 8
17113941
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtCornelius J. Davison
Tail Gunner
Station 9
12221225
NY
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtIra A. Glass
Nose Gunner
35807205
KY
Killed in action
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
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